New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-08
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his minority report President Spencer refers to the
public hearings and the protests made against the
strucon Of the dam. and said that the Commission as
formerly constituted was not In favor or building It, He
adds:
During of public hearings the commissioners
ssa s
to the minutes notice oral Arguments and views ex
b. The sePfp%s ;,e * SasG 4n9a Des n
Nan. Aie1ander Beokers William NJ Bates evil ensine
ESTn sak sy S"snseT e
ana Busn Mems soca,i,n James Renwick civil engl
portion q he rsP"Tis
papers etc. hled with The commission during those hearings
By ESP msr sH sn pG s sS 80
Memorial Of son%,ee o. Iwen,yons appointed by the
Repor! Of Edwin E. Gaskn' civil engineer with map
Reply Of members Of the Union League COMMITTEES to the
REPORT or q @ of Gasf EoSnes Church. made to the
Reply OF samuel McEIroy TO same report of Chief En-
Memorial Of FIRE Insurance Companies Of New;YoIh,
Insurance s"G men Of New. York.
Ann. sSs OF @ %4s OF the TENTH kev
Memorial Of Committee on crOion Water Supply from the
XsMYers. lated December 70, iss5:
The majority Of the have Determined TO &C.
s ss and the bepsrent PnSc
favor Of The a% s Se the O
w =. a T e e ond report INV on
the subject that the commits engineers
may become enthusiastic and excited with the ideal OF this
rsetiSn but the question shout decided upon
orye S S poT and
wisely naugnraed aud deveope BY those WHO went be
stood The They made no mistakes and we can make
s% e Re sdTpse IL s esr s.S1 ss 81 ate dam .
reservoir will be a radical departure
virtually Tue construct On OF "a vast reservoir OF lake
and into which must Of necessity pas not Only s an e saeT
supply but also all the drainage OF the plains and valleys
brute Throughout the Whole area the Croion water Shed
anda in the
and valleys above until require its must take 1t
The surface OF great filled viii
nn is. Il IS S L viii an
storage Of 1000 million gallons ana WIZ eGn,Ge tae pn
Cow OF its and for roads 10 replace those de-
gate houses and keepers Scusei ard all oer buildings
the Dss IN The l1neaie Of roto Dam % be
and buildings, and the highways now situate near the
crcion Lake and River as far sr,o ae Haey "a.
York City and Northern Railroad and OF the bridges Of
tle New.york and Harlem itaio.i All these Highways
nonal bridges rebuilt maintained by the CITY Of
;"ds%sni his erss, reservoir viii yiy
sirueton dams road, and br purchase Of
.n ana 70. Gaase H. oees to be % or
the Groom River and IT, tributaries shond advocate and
heving do. that tie conunusnce and pereoto Of our
@ y y na c % M M s n 9v sss or Ih
Quaker Bridge Dam and Reservoir firmly opposed TO its
The ecn-uucon of sodom the Nuscott dams and
years There need OF constructing the Quaker
Bridge DAM By postpOning its construction until learn
experience the additional storage gained by those dams
saved. What IS tn would be
sctu certainty then The estimates as 10 the cost OF th
dam are reliable This feature OF uncertainty should be
enn IL built at all IL only be necessary 10 bu(
The dam the l1ycl OF the present CrOOn Dam, which
reduce materially its cost Butt do not believe that
viii be- needle at all.
When Mr.. spencer finished reading his report he was
loudly aplatle1 q. Is Potter W. ii. Webb, X. L. Oar
ragh H. Z. ITcmane and many others who present
A letter was read ram Commissioner Newton, who was
absent. giving his for fivOrng the dam. letter
read from Professor {. f. Chandler III Which he said
that reports the unwOlesOmencss OF the water in the
proposed lake ridiculous The Commission then
bounced that any present who might desire u speak
the subject would be heard y. H. Potter arose and
said:
attempt force through this project without
present location and without Interest safety the
New YOIk with the mi
bory report As citizen OF New lOfk claim that the public
entitled entire No such
specifications been sum tied and The
public have never had oppor unity TO examine the plans
the provides No specifications plans for the be
system Of roads and bridges have been submitted One
bridge Will be nile long, and Will rest OF
piers 100 feet deep. This Commission cannot
act without the plans and specifications for these bridges
highways. As citizen protest against such action
Commissioner DOwdThe CUrpor alton Counsel advise,
that We have sufficiently complied with the law
Webb Mr. Allen who said that he represented tax
Cornelius Ol.elly and others
tests against the Alexander Becker said that would
by tidal and might destroy hundreds of millions wortl
stproperty. . .-
report IN constructing the dam. IL decides
shaft. No. l5ia ordered 10 he to John A. Lee o.
Newark.